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Originally Posted by **********
I look at it this way. Cops are there to keep the peace, and have guns to shoot to protect that peace. They used to have power and the upper hand in just about any circumstance.
But now, everyone has a gun. Even worse, lots and lots of people who have guns are untrained, off balance, depressed, angry, scared, on drugs, and ready to use that gun.
It makes me wonder if this doesn't scare the shit out of some cops...
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no, everyone does not have a gun, learn to embrace facts.
in fact, gun ownership is declining
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Survey data shows self-reported gun ownership peaked at 53 percent in 1973 before seeing a fairly steady decline to 32 percent in 2010, the most recent year available. He cautioned singling any one year out, saying the numbers are better judged in the context of a whole: the 1970s averaged about 50 percent, the 1980s averaged 48 percent, the 1990s at 43 percent and 35 percent in the 2000s
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